Amanda M.

While in town for a wedding, the groom instructed his friends and groomsmen to stay at the Carolina. The idea was to have all of the groomsmen together to make for easy transportation to wedding activities. We were told that the entire bed and breakfast would be held only for the grooms party. The pros: some of the rooms were gorgeous with beautiful walk in showers and intricate details. The staff was friendly and inviting. The breakfast was always tasty though, served buffet style and a bit smaller than what I'm used to receiving at other B&Bs. The cons: there seemed to be quite a bit of confusion in regard to the rooms. Despite having called ahead and made arrangements months in advance, the staff was very confused about room assignments. When we called and requested two beds or a blow up mattress, we were told that the only option would require us to share a bathroom with other guests for one night but, it would be discounted $25 a night. (We later found out that another party ended up with a spacious room with a large blow up bed which they did not need or request). Seeing the entire B&B was blocked off for the grooms party (our friends) we agreed to these terms. When we arrived, the staff did not seem to know if there would be guests staying in the adjacent room. Sure enough, the next day and for the next 3 nights, another couple, having nothing to do with the wedding checked in and stayed in the room. Furthermore, another person in the grooms party had to change rooms the first day he checked in when part of the grooms party arrived that the Carolina staff had forgotten about. Now, we were required to share a bathroom with 2 other rooms. Yet somehow upon check out, we were going to be charged the full rate of the room which, by the way, is the same rate as other, more spacious rooms with their own private bath with walk in, tile showers. The bathroom we shared had an old tub with brass shower features that did not work well and a pedastool sink. The nearest outlet is across the bathroom. Hubs expressed his displeasure and we were offered $25 off a night (which was what they originally told us when we were sharing with one other room for one night). In my opinion, $25 a night is not nearly enough to share an old bathroom with 2 other rooms one of which was occupied by complete strangers. Overall, I wish we had stayed at a local hotel. The Carolina has potential to be a great place to stay but only if you get lucky enough to have one of the beautiful rooms with a private bath.